Chain saw sharpening and jointing apparatus



Jan. 7, 1958 E. GRANBERG cHAIN'sAw SHARPENING. AND JOINTING' APPARATUS Filed July 1', 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l ELOF ATTORNEYS Jan. 7, 1958 I E. GRANBERG 2,818,752

CHAIN sAw SHARPENING AND JOINTING APPARATUS Filed July 1, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .L F I 56 5o INVENTOR E LOF' GRAN BERG BY JMWA6.

ATTORNEYS Uni s --This invention relates to apparatusfor sharpening or filing the teeth of saw chains; and for jointing :saidchains. The cuttingchains of chain saws extend aroundgelongated cutter bars and are power 'driven when thesaw is in ope ands; Chain saw teeth are sharpened by ineans of cylindrical, diamond and flat-tiles, and the latter files are used-{er jointing. Prior to this inventi oi-the files were operated by hand so that; the sharpening jointing depended very much upon the skill of the filer. l

jointing a chain saw frieans fixing the depth towhich acht ooth cuts. The chain saws now in com n'ion" use have depth gauges throughout their lengths, and these rideon thebottoms of the ke rfs'. W t 7 i The relationship of thevgauges to the cutter teeth isjsnch that they -"det'erniine the depth of cut in the wood; {If the endsofithe g ugesar filed down, the teeth cut deeper into thewoo'd p U The-apparatus of thi sjinven'tion is designed so that it will hold any type 'of file. The apparatusfmcluaes a base which n 1a y be clamped on acutter bar over the chain extending therea'round; Suitable clamping aws; are pro- Vided for holding the cha'in firinly in position whilea to is beingfiledl The fileis held'liy'a franie is d: ably mounted on the base. The angle of the franie to the saw chain rnay-be adjusted vertically and7oi' longitudinally of the cutter bar. The frame may be swung to sharpen teeth on either side of the bar; a These: and other advantag'e's will beevident 'iron'i the followingl'descriptioni Y 4 Anexample 'of this invention is illustrated in' theaeeaia panying drawings, 'in which;

.Figure' l is an end. elevation of the apparatus inoiinted onracutter bar, H p p p Figure 2;is a side elevation ofthe apparatus, F a Figure 3 is an elevationfof the end of the apparatus opposite to that showntin Figure 1,

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Eigure 'Iris a horizontal section taken on the line 7 7 F surel -=Eigure Sis a vertical section taken onv the line 'S -Sof F ure l,- a rl a EiguresS-andJQ are v iews. similar to Figure 8-sh'owing a d di ndz hsmspe s ly' in place 1. 1 r

Referring to his drawings, 1%) is a portion of a cutter bar around which aisaw chain. 11 extends- This chain n aype otany desired construction, audit mayhaveany desired form of cutting tooth, orany combination ,or egg. n t s 1,. n hissramP h c ain a u t teeth T each of wh phha e bea W rsa por icn 1 The forward edges of the side of the tooth and its por tipn ll are formed with a continuous curved cutting edge Tri whichn'iust' be sharpened by a cylindrical file extending transversely of the chain at an angle to the longitudinal taes P te of the base p '1 2,818,752 Patented Jan. '7, 1 958 ice plane of the cutter bar, this angle usually being approximately This type of tooth is wellfknown in the industry and is in common use today. The tooth also has a depth gauge 16 spaced from the cuttingedge thereof. As is wellknown in the art, these gauges determine the depth of the cut made by the tooth. While the 'g'auge has nh WnQI jhtqq hinthi xamp efsom ch ins h v thelgauges on separate from the cutting teeth.

i Sha p n n u j n pp r ust u s a ase. 1 h vin spaced arall side m b s 12.1 epending. therefrom} These mernbers are spaced apart sufliciently to fitovercutter bar 10, and a set screw 23 is provided for firmly-securing the base to the bar. The set screw is threaded through one of the members, and a pad Ztnray be provided on the other member opposite the screw against which thelatter presses the bar, see Figures 1 and 3L Basejrnen bers 2 1; h ave parallelprojections 27 extending outwardly therefrorn, said projections carrying grip-i ping needs. These jaws are positioned inside projections g and "edema longitudinally of the device. Each jaw has adowriwardly-extending arm 30 which is bent over atitsj lowerefid at 31 to joyerlap the bottom edge of theadjaent base'projection. A screw 32 extends through an enlarged'hole 33 "each portion 31 and into the loweredge ect'ion A spring 34 is positioned between p erced-pf this'sicrewjand theportion 31 so that each jaw 28 is resiliently secured to its base projection. i k h It is desirable to lock one of the jaws 28 in position for a particular chain saw, and to be able to move, the other.

. jaw towards and away from the first ja w. For this pur-;

pose, a set screw 38 is threaded through o1 1e of the pro je'cti'ons-ZT and bars against the outer surface ofthe jawv moufited on snaprofjeeriep, A lock nut isprovidedl on tlii'sscr'evv'so' that the latter may be locked in any a d justed position. A set screw 41 is threaded through the other projectioii '27 'a'iid bears against the outer surface ofi the other jaw. p V A Whenthe baselo lis clamped on to simmer meaiisiof'screw 23, cha in"11 extends between 1 jaws 281 Whenit is'desired to hold the chain in p on the bar, screw 41 is turned to move its jaw 18 5 the'side of-the chain, pressing the l'a'tterag'aifis'tjthe hers jaw 28 which is .rt'ained in apredeterminedpositibi lby set.- screwJ38; When it is necessary to move -tilie chain, screw'4I is loosened to permit this to be done; i} The upper .or outerend of base 20 is' forr'ned with a table 4.4. 'r This table extendsacross the outer end of the base and projectsibeyondone'sid'e thereo'flsee Figure 5. ..A horizontal support 45 is spaced outwa'rdly froinithe table 144:. and. has side flanges 46 extending dewitwgrary;

therefrom overlapping the sides oflthe'b'ase. The flaiiges offthis snpportare pivotally connected to'the'ftableby a 12111148 extendingthrough the latter and theflangs. spr iilgfilkisfsecuredto the top of table 44' anqprej eets' aittle, bygnd thexend 51 of the latter-t This spring is's'o' placed that'wiien; support 45 is pivoted "away'nom the table, itsjend 52: bears against and presses the eererena Qflihe'spriirginwardly. Therefore; this :sprin'ghas'a re dencyito urge the main portion of the support back r.- wgidslllfiiablei A set screw 55 isithreaded through the support; and bears; against the table. This screw niay beturned to cause; thesupportgto move towards and: away? cme h tab eqTl a pp rns r ac o t e head of screw SSQhasLgraduat i nsStS around'the edge thereof; saidigrhd; uat fis epresentin v p sa s o a n h, An; indi.-. cat mark 5.7,.is provided on the upper surface ofsupport 5 .r' earlthe Qs'et screw I; W A vertical support projects upwardly from horizontal; sunpg tfiiat theend thereof rem t m-a des. ,I e vertical support'and a curved upper edge 6l having graduations 62 thereon representing degrees of a circle,

An angular bracket 65 is pivotally mounted on the vertical support 65. This bracket has a vertical portion 66 having a pin 68 as its lower edge which projects through a small opening 69 in the vertical support. This enables the bracket to be swung laterally around pin-68. A bolt 70 is secured to the bracket portion 66 and projects through an arcuate slot 71 in the vertical support 60. An adjusting nut 73 threaded on this bolt retains the bracket in any adjusted position. i

Bracket 65 has a horizontal portion 76 upon whicha disc 77 is mounted by means of a pivot bolt 78. This disc has a bolt 80 projecting downwardly through an arcuate slot 81, in the horizontal portion 76 of the bracket, and a nut 82 is threaded on this bolt. This nut maybe turned to loosen the disc to allow it to be rotated, and then tightened firmly to hold the disc in position. 7 An indicator mark 84 is placed on the portion 76 of the bracket near graduations 62 on the upper edge of vertical support 60. This indicates the degree of tilt of the bracket relative to the vertical support.

A sleeve 38 is fixedly mounted on disc 77, and a rod 89 of a file frame 90 slidably extends through this sleeve. The frame also includes end members 92 at the opposite ends thereof. Each of these members is actually in the form of a clamp, and includes parallel straps 94 and 95 removably held together by screws 96 near opposite ends thereof. The straps are formed with upper jaws 99 at one end and lower jaws ltltl at the opposite end thereof. The jaws 99 of each set of straps are clamped around one end of rod 89, while the jaws 100 of said straps are, in Figures 1 and 8, clamped around a cylindrical file 105 having a handle 107 at one end thereof.

, Figure 9 shows jaws 100 gripping a diamond-shaped file 110 while Figure shows said jaws gripping a fiat file 112.

. Graduations 115 representing degrees of a circle may be placed on disc 77. An indicator mark 116 on the horizontal portion of bracket 65 indicates the position of the disc by means of the graduations 115.

When it is desired to sharpen and/or joint saw chain 11, the sharpening and jointing apparatus is mounted on and secured to cutter bar 10 in the manner described above. For sharpening, the desired tooth 12 is moved into a position beneath the pivot bolt 78 around which sleeve 88 swings. A mark 120 may be provided on the outer surface of one of the jaws 28 immedately below said pivot bolt in order to indicate where the cutting edge 14 of the tooth should be positioned for proper sharpening. Set screw 41 is tightened so that the jaws 28 firmly hold the tooth and chain in position. Disc 77 is rotated and secured in position so that file 105 is positioned at the desired angle relative to the plane of the cutter bar and the tooth to be filed. Frame 90 is swung downwardly to position the file within the space between the cutting edge 14 of the tooth and gauge 16, and it may at this time be necessary to raise the horizontal support 45 until the file is immediately over the space in the tooth, after which the support is released so that the file can drop straight down into the space. The file is then pressed against the curved cutting edge and reciprocated until said edge is sharpened. If necessary, set screw 55 may be turned to raise the horizontal support in order to move the file into the correct position relative to the tooth. In order to remove the file, it is swung away from the cutting edge towards the gauge, and then the horizontal support 45 is raised to move the file away from the tooth.

Saw chains of this type usually have a number of left and right cutter teeth. With one setting, all the left teeth may be sharpened. Then in order to sharpen the right teeth, the disc 77 is rotated through an angle of 90 and fixed in the new position. This sets the file at the correct position for the right teeth.

There are other types of cutter teeth which require either the diamond-shaped file of Figure 9, or the fiat file 112 of Figure 10. The appropriate file is mounted in the filing frame for each saw chain to be sharpened. The angle of the file across the chain is adjusted in the manner explained above by rotating disc 77. If it is necessary to tip the file relative to the chain, nut 73 is turned to loosen bracket 65 so that the latter may be tilted in the desired direction. The nut is then tightened to hold the bracket in the adjusted position.

The flat file 112 is used for jointing the chain. Jointing is accomplished by filing the outer ends of depth gauges 16. The depth gauge to be filed is moved opposite the indicating mark and the chain clamped in position. Set screw 55 is turned to raise or lower the file into the correct position relative to the gauge. Then the outer end of the gauge is filed until the file clears it. Once the apparatus is set for this purpose, then each gauge may be moved into position and filed so that it is exactly the same length as all the other gauges.

i What I claim as my invention is: k

1. In apparatus for sharpening and jointing a chain saw while on the cutter bar thereof, a base, means for clamping the base to a cutter bar over the saw chain thereof, a support mounted on the base for movement towards and away from the latter, means for adjusting the support towards and away from the base, a bracket carried by the support extending substantially parallel to the cutter bar, said bracket being tiltable relative to the support, securing means for retaining the bracket in adjusted positions on the support, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the bracket and extending generally at an angle to the plane of the cutter bar, means for securing the sleeve in adjusted positions on the bracket, a frame having a rod slidably and swingably extending through the sleeve, and a file carried by the frame spaced from and substan tially parallel with the rod, said file extending across the cutter bar plane.

2. Sharpening and jointing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including clamping means on the base for retaining the chain of the cutter bar stationary in the plane of the latter.

, 3. In apparatus for sharpening and jointing a chain saw while on the'cutter bar thereof, a base, means for clamping the base to a cutter bar over the saw chain thereof, a horizontal support pivotally mounted on the base for movement towards and away from the latter, a vertical support projecting upwardly from the horizontal support, a pin carried by the vertical support over the cutter bar and extending longitudinally of the latter, an angular bracket having a vertical portion carried by the pin and swingable laterally around the pin axis, securing means for retaining the bracket in adjusted positions on the vertical support, a substantially horizontal portion on the vertical portion of the bracket, a disc mounted on and parallel with said horizontal portion of the bracket, pivot means connecting the disc to the horizontal portion to permit the former to rotate on the latter, securing means for retaining the disc in adjusted positions on the horizontal portion, a sleeve fixedly mounted on the disc and extending generally at an angle to and across the plane of the cutter bar, a frame having a rod slidably and swingably extending through the sleeve, and a file carried by the frame spaced from and substantially parallel with the rod, said file extending across the cutter bar plane.

4. Sharpening and jointing apparatus as claimed in claim 3 including means for finely adjusting the support towards and away from the base.

5. Sharpening and jointing apparatus as claimed in claim 3 in which the upper end of the vertical support is curved with the centre of curvature coinciding with the pin axis, gradu ious in degrees on said curved en and an indicator mark on a portion of the bracket adjacent the graduations.

6. Sharpening and jointing apparatus as claimed in claim 5 including corresponding graduations in degrees on the disc on opposite sides of the sleeve, and an indicator mark on the horizontal portion of the bracket near the disc graduations.

7. Sharpening and jointing apparatus as claimed in claim 3 including spring means engaging the horizontal support normally tending to swing it about its pivot towards the base, and a set screw threaded through the horizontal support and bearing against the base, rotation of said screw in opposite directions moving the support away from and towards the base.

8. Sharpening and jointing apparatus as claimed in claim 3 including clamping means on the base for releasably gripping the saw chain of the cutter bar to prevent any movement thereof relative to the bar.

9. In apparatus for sharpening and jointing a chain saw while on the cutter bar thereof, a base, means for clamping the base to a cutter bar over the saw chain thereof, a sleeve mounted on the base spaced outwardly of the saw chain of a cutter bar to which the base is clamped, said sleeve being rotatable on the base to different angles relative to the bar plane and its axis extending at an angle to the plane of the cutter bar, a rod slidably extending through the sleeve, a pair of parallel straps at each end of the rod having jaws at opposite ends thereof, screw means removably holding each pair of straps together and clamping one set of jaws thereof around the rod, and a file removably gripped by the other jaws of the straps and extending substantially parallel with the rod.

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